Women-led think tank

Centro de Investigação em Educação

Centre for Research in Education ‒ CIED
Braga, Portugal

The Centre for Research in Education (CIEd) is a multidisciplinary unit that, at the Institute of Education, aims at producing theoretical and practical knowledge that supports innovative, socially relevant policies, practices and approaches in the field of Education. With a view to the informed and socially committed development of educational and educational professionals, as well as other educational actors, the CIEd takes as its priority research objects the rationalities, policies, contexts, processes and practices of school and non-school education and training.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.cied.uminho.pt

Address:
Campus de Gualtar 4710 -057, Braga, Brazil

Country:
Portugal

Sub-region:
Southern Europe

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Brazil
Operating languages
Portuguese

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Year founded
1976
Institutional affiliations
University
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): José Augusto Palhares; Íris Susana Pires Pereira; Sílvia Monteiro
Leader gender: Both male and female co-leaders (more than one person)
Leader(s) (2024): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2025
Centro de Investigação em Educação
6
Portugal average
16
Global average
86
2024
Centro de Investigação em Educação
47
% Female staff
2025
Centro de Investigação em Educação
83%
Portugal average
51%
Global average
50%
2024
Centro de Investigação em Educação
68%
Age (years)
Centro de Investigação em Educação
50
Portugal average
37
Global average
33
% Female researchers
2025
Centro de Investigação em Educação
70%
Portugal average
57%
Global average
47%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Centro de Investigação em Educação
17
Portugal average
77
Global average
58
2023
Centro de Investigação em Educação
61

Social

Facebook
Likes (2025)
Centro de Investigação em Educação
5,500
Portugal average
6,016
Global average
27,780
Likes (2024)
Centro de Investigação em Educação
5,100
Likes (2023)
Centro de Investigação em Educação
4,400
Twitter
Followers (2019)
Centro de Investigação em Educação
220
Portugal average
653
Global average
15,193
Subscribers (2025)
Centro de Investigação em Educação
9
Portugal average
396
Global average
7,382
Instagram
Followers (2025)
Centro de Investigação em Educação
475
Portugal average
1,204
Global average
18,410
Followers (2024)
Centro de Investigação em Educação
413
Followers (2023)
Centro de Investigação em Educação
312

Data notes

Last updated: 09/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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